Cambridge, MD Station on June 10, 1965, by John P. Stroup

From the Morning Sun book: “Trackside on the PRR Delmarva Lines 1965-1967 with John P. Stroup”

This is a photo of the Cambridge station on June 10, 1965, by John P. Stroup on Page 113 of the excellent Morning Sun book “Trackside on the PRR Delmarva Lines 1965-1967 with John P. Stroup” (2008, ISBN 1-58248-162-8). It's located on (roughly) the corner of Trenton Street & Market Street/Maryland Avenue in downtown Cambridge, adjacent to Cambridge Creek.

If you haven't read or own a copy of this book (or the other Morning Sun book “Pennsylvania Railroad Facilities in Color, Volume 4: Chesapeake Division" by Robert J. Yanosey [2009]), you need to buy it.

At the time of John's photo, the PRR had already sold the station to Trailways bus company & they were using it as a ticket agency & bus stop. It would change hands over the years & now is occupied by Charles C. Powell Realtors.

What I like with this shot is that you can see the PRR's freight station adjacent to the passenger station. Look at the "Railway Express" sign on the side of the building facing the passenger station! The PRR was using the freight station as a freight agency & the crew sign-up location for the trains running on the Secondary Track (down to only one crew at this time in the PRR's history).

Unfortunately, the freight station doesn't stand today, but it's neat to see things from the past. (Man - I wish I owned that "Railway Express" sign!).